COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONStateside Saison pays homage to old world tradition while celebrating new world innovation. Naturally brewed with the finest European malts & fresh aromatic hops from the United States & New Zealand. It’s then fermented using a classic farmhouse ale yeast and bottle conditioned to enhance stability. The outcome is a beer of unique design and exquisite taste, showcasing some of the best attributes of modern-day craft brewing. (Brewed by Stillwater @ DOG Brewing Co.)

(bottle) pours a hazy golden colour with a frothy white head. aroma of white pepper, bananas, burnt rubber and floral hops. flavour is mostly earth and pepper, with touches of summer meadows, again a hint of bananas and a slightly alcoholic finish. medium-bodied with lively carbonation.

Bottle. Poured a hazy amber color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate fruity citrus and yeast aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium sweet yeast citrus flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. My expectation where met.

Bottle. Pour is hazy yellow with a medium white head. Aroma is chamomile, grapefruit, light spice, faint hop, and light hay. Flavor is also chamomile, light spice, light hay and a faint yeasty finish. This is my least favorite of the stillwater series, but still very good. Solid with a rich full body.

750 ml. bottle from Bottleworks. Welcome to Washington, Stillwater! Anyways, this doesn’t have much of a head on it. The body has a hazy orange color. A little citrus, lemon, yeast, and sugar hit my nose. It seems to me to be more like a Tripel, aroma-wise. It’s not as carbonated as I thought it would be. I’m used to Saisons having a crisp texture, but this, again, seems to me to be more like a Tripel. At first, I get a subtle sharp citrus lemon flavor that quickly fades away. After that, the yeast and sugar dominate, and a subtle hop flavor lingers. It’s not the most exciting thing in the world. I had Cellar Door and another one of their brews while in Portland, and I was more impressed. I would have liked this beer to a be a bit more effervescent, but I can’t have it all. Overall, it’s decent, but I was expecting more, given what I’ve had of theirs in the past.

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